Clarinet - The “President’s Own” United States Marine Band
Deadline: March 19, 2025
Audition: March 24-25, 2025
Auditions for Clarinet will be held on Monday, March 24, 2025 at Marine Barracks Washington, 8th and I Streets, SE in Washington, DC. If not completed on Monday, auditions will continue on Tuesday, March 25. Applicants should therefore be available to perform on both days.
A completed Applicant Fact Sheet and résumé must be submitted by Wednesday, March 19. Confirmed applicants will be placed on the audition list upon the Marine Band’s receipt of these items. New to our audition process, applicants will be able to request an audition time slot in either the morning or the afternoon, which will be given on a first come, first served basis. The Marine Band will try to honor the time frame that is requested. The audition committee reserves the right to dismiss any candidate not meeting the highest professional standards.
“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band is America’s oldest continuously active professional musical organization. Its mission is unique: to provide music for the President of the United States and the Commandant of the Marine Corps. Marine Band musicians perform frequently at the White House in small ensembles, chamber orchestra, concert band, and as soloists. The Marine Band performs for a wide variety of commitments, to include public concerts, recording sessions, tours, chamber music recitals, military ceremonies, and state functions.
Today’s Marine Band is composed of roughly 170 of the nation’s finest musicians and support staff. Those selected for the U.S. Marine Band and Marine Chamber Orchestra are exempt from recruit training and are appointed to the rank of Staff Sergeant (E-6) under a contract “for duty with the U.S. Marine Band only.” The winner of the audition will receive instructions regarding enlistment procedures.
